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NCD160.14 INVASIVE INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING

 

 

Effective Date of this Version

 

• This is a longstanding national coverage determination.

• The effective date of this version has not been posted.

 

 

Benefit Category

 

• Inpatient Hospital Services

• Physicians' Services

• Note: This may not be an exhaustive list of all applicable Medicare benefit categories for this item or service.

 

 

Item/Service Description

 

• Invasive intracranial pressure monitoring is a safe and effective therapeutic tool used to monitor intracranial pressure.

• It is usually used for patients suffering from head injuries, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, Reye’s syndrome, or posthypoxic, metabolic, and viral encephalopathies.

• It is usually performed in specialized intensive care units for neurosurgical and neurologic patients.

 

 

Indications and Limitations of Coverage

 

• It is a covered procedure when reasonable and necessary for the individual patient.

 

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